PADI Enriched Air (NITROX) Course

The PADI Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course. The PADI Enriched Air Diver Course provides recreational divers with the knowledge to safely plan and conduct enriched air dives with up to 40% oxygen. Scuba diving with enriched air gives you more no decompression dive time – which means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.

Entry Requirements:
You must be at least 12 years of age and certified as an Open Water Diver, to participate in the PADI Enriched Air Diver Course.
This course can be taken in conjunction with your Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver Course.

Course Options:

Option 1: This program is conducted in a classroom setting, and includes an academic review, a Practical Application where you will learn how to analyze Enriched Air cylinders, obtain Enriched Air and plan Enriched Air dives. The use of an Enriched Air dive computer is included during the classroom Practical Application session. The course is approximately 3 1/2 hours, and is based on pre-study of the PADI Enriched Air Diver Manual and DVD. Also included, is the use of two enriched air tanks.

Option 2: The academic portion of the program is taken online through PADI eLearning. The course includes a Practical Application where you learn how to analyze Enriched Air cylinders, obtain Enriched Air and plan Enriched Air dives. The use of an Enriched Air dive computer is included during the classroom Practical Application session. The course is approximately 1 hour. Also included, is the use of two enriched air tanks.

Price:
When registering for eLearning, there is a $210 online fee paid directly to PADI to start the process. Click on the eLearning link on this website to register. Practical Application fee: $29.

Certification Awarded:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student is certified as a PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver.